Global Patent Index - EP 0803204 A3

EP 0803204 A3 19981118 - Dehydrated food products and processes

Title (en)

Dehydrated food products and processes

Title (de)

Getrocknetes Nahrungsmittel und Verfahren

Title (fr)

Aliment déshydraté et procédé

Publication

EP 0803204 A3 19981118 (EN)

Application

EP 97500077 A 19970424

Priority

AR 9602369 A 19960426

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0803204A2] A desecated culinary preparation protected for conservation against hydration by an essentially hydrophobic layer formed by frying or cooking in an oily medium. The layer is partially traversed by hydrophilic portions to enable the inner hydrophilic structure of the preparation to be rehydrated for consumption. Rehydration may be carried out prior to consumption by external contacting or spraying with water or the like or during consumption, by the saliva when chewing the preparation. The rehydration rate may be controlled by determining a specific relationship between the outer hydrophobic and hydrophilic areas. The invention further relates to a process for obtaining and conserving the culinary preparation. The process essentially comprises the steps of cooking or frying the product to form the hydrophobic outer layer, chilling the cooked product to freeze the liquid water content therei and thereafter subjecting the product to dehydration treatment such as a lyophilization cycle to sublime the frozen water content and evaporate the free oil content.

IPC 1-7

A23L 3/40; A23L 3/44

IPC 8 full level

A23L 3/40 (2006.01); A23L 3/44 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A23L 19/18 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A23L 3/40 (2013.01); A23L 3/44 (2013.01); A23L 5/11 (2016.07); A23L 19/18 (2016.07)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0803204 A2 19971029; EP 0803204 A3 19981118; BR 9700609 A 19981103; CN 1171912 A 19980204

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97500077 A 19970424; BR 9700609 A 19970425; CN 97113454 A 19970425